I Don't Know You Poem by louis rams

I don't know your profession and you don't know mine
But we learn our professions with patience and time.
What may look easy is not necessarily so, for there
Are things that we don't know.
Planting a flower into the ground may not be
As easily as it sounds.
Is it the right soil and how deep must it go
Is it the right time of the year and will it grow?
As non professional painters we may paint a room fairly well
But to open up a used can of paint can put us through hell.
Paint can dry up on the rim of the can, and what's left
Of the paint you need a chisel in hand,
A piece of drop cloth laid on top of the paint, and punctured
Holes on the insides of the rim will allow the paint to drain
Saving time and so much pain.
So yes!I don't know your profession and you don't know mine
But we can learn if given the time.
© L. RAMS 082419